The Amazon Fire HD 10 has the fastest processor and the biggest, highest-resolution display of any tablet in the Amazon Fire family right now. But with starting prices of $150 for a 32GB model or $190 for a 64GB version, it’s also the most expensive Fire tablet. Usually. Today Amazon is selling the Fire HD […]
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Save up to $70 on an Amazon Fire tablet
Amazon is running another sale on Fire tablets, meaning you can save up to $70 on some models between today and November 8, 2020: Amazon Fire HD 8 for $55 and up ($35 off) Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus for $75 and up ($35 off) Amazon Fire HD 10 for $80 and up ($70 off) […]
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Lilbits: Goodbye Yahoo Groups, hello Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, and a PSA
There’s some phone news, a farewell to an old-school internet service, and a reminder that some of the best Prime Day deals are for Amazon’s somewhat-hackable Fire tablets. But first, a public service announcement. If you live in the United States, you have until October 15 to fill out the 2020 Census. That date has […]
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Amazon Prime Day Deals
Disclosure: Some links on this page are monetized by the Amazon and Skimlinks affiliate programs. Amazon Prime Day takes place from October 13 to 14, 2020 with discounts on hundreds of items sold by Amazon across a range of product categories. That means you can save on everything from laptops and tablets to kitchen goods […]
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Amazon Fire tablet hacking resources (Fall 2019 edition)
As usual, Amazon is offering deep discounts on Fire tablets for the holiday shopping season. And as usual, some folks would like Amazon’s tablets better if they worked a bit more like other Android tablets. Amazon Fire tablets run a fork of Android called Fire OS. That means they have an Amazon-designed user interface and ship […]
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The new Fire HD 10 is Amazon’s first tablet with USB-C
The Amazon Fire HD 10 is the biggest, most powerful member of Amazon’s tablet lineup, and now the company has launched a new model that it says is faster than its predecessor, while offering longer battery life. It’s also the first Amazon Fire tablet to sport a USB-C port for charging and data. The new […]
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A new Amazon tablet hits the FCC (Probably Fire HD 10 2019)
The Amazon Fire HD 10 is the most powerful model in Amazon’s tablet lineup. It has the fastest processor, the most RAM and storage space, and the highest resolution display. But it’s also the oldest current-gen Amazon Fire tablet, having last received a hardware refresh way back in 2017. It looks like that could change […]
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Amazon Fire tablet hacks: Google Play, Root, Recovery, and ROMs
Amazon’s Fire tablets are arguably some of the best cheap tablets worth buying, thanks to a combination of decent displays, specs, and performance and low starting prices (which are even lower on Prime Day or during other sales). The Amazon Fire 7 has a list price of $50, but you can pick one up for […]
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Amazon Fire HD 10 (2017) hack: bootloader unlock, root, and recovery tools
It’s been a busy few months for Amazon Fire tablet hackers. After discovering a vulnerability affecting a group of MediaTek processors, independent developers figured out how to unlock the bootloader and root the latest Amazon Fire HD 8 and Fire 7 tablets… and then the 2nd-gen Amazon Fire TV Stick for good measure. Now it’s […]
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Daily Deals (3-13-2019)
Rakuten is running a 20-percent off sale on home & outdoor products when you use the coupon code HOME20 at checkout. Savings top out at $40, but that’s enough to bring down the price of a Google Home Hub smart display to $119, a Google WiFi mesh WiFi router 3-pack to $219, or a 2-pack […]